Top U.S. officials including Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Dianne Feinstein of the Intelligence Committee are undecided over the most effective way to help Nigeria find more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in April as U.S. intelligence support begins but boots on the ground remain off the table[Finish Article ]... Read More

Nigerians take part in a protest in the capital Abuja demanding the release of the high school girls abducted from the remote village of Chibok in April. On Tuesday, U.S. surveillance aircraft began flying over remote areas of northeast Nigeria as part of the international hunt for about 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants (Reuters)[Finish Article ]... Read More

Britain has offered surveillance aircraft and a military team, David Cameron told parliament on Wednesday. The prime minister said: "Today I can announce we have offered Nigeria further assistance in terms of surveillance aircraft, a military team to embed with the Nigerian army in their HQ, and a team to work with US experts to analyse information on the girls' location."The abduction of the girls was, Cameron said, "an act of pure evil", adding: "The world is coming together not just to condem... Read More

"International operations have commenced in collaboration with the Nigerian military … The operations are being carried out in conjunction with Nigerian troops," Mike Omeri, coordinator of the national information centre, told a press conference."Surveillance? Yes. Intelligence? Yes. And knowledge and experience sharing will be applied," he added. He declined to give further details.[Finish Article ]... Read More